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Margaret Dickson (A. Dickson & Sons, 1891).— 
Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 
Marie Baumann (Baumann, 1863).—Syn. Madame 
Alphonse Lavallée. A Rose of great reputation. 
The growth as a cutback cannot be called more 
than fair, and the foliage is not large. The wood is 
weak and pliable, and the flowering shoots of dwarfs 
must be staked, as the stem is not stiff enough to 
support a heavy bloom. This habit much detracts 
from the appearance of the flowers while on the 
plant, as they generally fall over with their faces to 
the ground. Fragrant, not much injured by rain, 
but decidedly liable to mildew. It is especially 
noted as one of the most reliable of Roses, for the 
blooms nearly always come good and well shaped, 
semi-globular, without high centre. Free blooming 
and a good autumnal, fair in petal, good in centre, 
of large size and fair lasting qualities, and 
particularly excellent in smoothness and regularity. 
More often good than Alfred Colomb, which is 
sometimes very like it in shape and colour, though 
the habits of the plants are widely different. Does 
fairly as a standard, but not so well on the manetti, 
must be highly cultivated, and requires rich soil, not 
perhaps quite of the strongest constitution. 
Marie Finger (Raimbaud, 1873), see Hugeénie 
Vernier. Eliminated by the editors of this edition. 
Marie Rady (Fontaine, 1865).—Syn. Comtesse de 
Choiseul. Capital strong growth and foliage, not 
very liable to mildew, but the flowers are utterly 
destroyed by any rain, even when quite in the bud 
state. Requires dry hot weather, and then frequently 
brilliant and superb; a striking contrast to the ugly 
brown rotting balls which are seen in a showery 
